Dibyendu Mallick
Assistant Professor
About-
Computational Bio-inorganic Chemistry
- Reactivity of Metalloenzymes and Bio-mimetic Catalysts
- Effect of Local and External Oriented Electric Field on Chemical Reactions
- C-H, N-H and O-H Bond Activation by Organometallic Catalyst.
- Electronic Structure and Bonding of Exotic Molecules
Qualifications+
Education and Training:
- 2014-2017: Postdoctoral Research Fellow; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel.
- 2013-2014: Postdoctoral Research Associate; Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
- 2008-2013: Ph.D.; Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
- 2005-2008: M.S. (Integrated Ph.D.) Chemical Sciences; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
- 2002-2005: B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.); The University of Burdwan, West Bengal.
Biography+
Research / Administrative Experience+
Teaching / Other Experience+
M. Sc. Courses
- CHEM1091: M. Sc. Project Dissertation
- CHEM1092: Review and Project Presentation
- CHEM1001C: Quantum Chemistry-II
- CHEM1002C: Quantum Chemistry-III
- CHEM0892: Computer Applications
- CHEM0792: Physical Chemistry Lab
- CHEM0703: Statistical Mechanics
B. Sc. Courses
- CHEM02C4: Chemical Kinetics
- CHEM02GE2: Chemical Energetics
- CHEM03SEC1.1: IT Skills for Chemists
- CHEM04GE4.1: Chemical Kinetics and Solid State Chemistry
- CHEM05C12: Quantum Chemistry
- CHEM06DSE4.8: Seminar and Grand Viva
Ph. D. Courses
CHEMC4RM: Research Methodology
Post Graduate Supervision+
Ph. D. Students
1. Injamam-Ul-Haq (2021 - Present)
Injamam is a joint student of myself and Dr. Arnab Halder and his Ph. D. registration is done at Presedincy University Kolkata
Topic: Effect of Local Electric Field on the C-H activation reactions by Iron-Oxo catalysts.
2. Subham Sarkar (2022 - Present)
Subham is a joint student of myself and Dr. D. Mukherjee at IISER Kolkata. His Ph. D. Registration is done at IISER Kolkata.
Topic: Computational Exploration of bonding and reaction mechanism of metallocarbene complexes
Academic Memberships+
Publications+
2023
29. “Divergent Synthesis of Chelating Aziridines and Cyclic(Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes (CAACs) from Pyridyl-Tethered Robust Azomethine Ylides”, S. Baguli, S. Sarkar, S. Nath, D. Mallick, and D. Mukherjee, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Just Accepted, doi: 10.1002/anie.202312858R1 (2023).
28. “Utility of a ferrocene unit in a cyclometallated Cp*Ir(III) catalyst during water oxidation: exploring bimetallic cooperativity”, F. R. Gayen, D. Bora, D. Mallick, A. Sarbajna, S. Ghosh, J. Jarugala, and B. Saha, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2023), e202300462, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202300462.
27. “A Thiophenoradialene-Embedded Polycyclic Heteroterphenoquinone Exhibiting Dominant Antiaromatic Traits”, P. K. Sharma, D. Mallick, and S. Das, Organic Letters, 25, 5089, (2023).
26. “A Bifunctional NHC-Aryloxido Titanium Catalyst for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone and an Unusual Fragmentation of Its Ligand Backbone”, S. Goswami, P. Mandal, D. Mallick, and D. Mukherjee, Organometallics, 42, 1232, (2023).
25. “Constructing 1-Ethoxyphenanthro[9,10-e]acephenanthrylene for the Synthesis of a Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Containing a Formal Azulene Unit”, P. K. Sharma, A. Babbar, D. Mallick, and S. Das, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 88, 5473 (2023).
24. “Dominating Antiaromatic Character of as-Indacene Decides Overall Properties of a Formally Aromatic Dicyclopenta[c]fluorenothiophene", P. K. Sharma, D. Mallick, H. Sharma, and S. Das, Organic Letters, 25, 2201 (2023).
23. “Electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to CO by a series of organometallic Re (i)-tpy complexes”, S. Saha, T. Doughty, D. Banerjee, S. K Patel, D. Mallick, E. S. S. Iyer, S. Roy, and R. Mitra, Dalton Transactions, (2023) https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/DT/D3DT00441D2022.
2022
22. “The Natural Products Withaferin A and Withanone from the Medicinal Herb Withania somnifera Are Covalent Inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease S. Chakraborty”, D. Mallick, M. Goswami, F. P. Guengerich, A. Chakrabarty, and G. Chowdhury, Journal of Natural Products, 85, 2340 (2022).
21. “Unveiling two antiaromatic s-indacenodicarbazole isomers with tunable paratropicity”, H. K. Saha, D. Mallick, and S. Das, Chemical Communications, 58, 8492 (2022).
20. “Folding of aromatic polyamides into a rare intrachain β-sheet type structure and further reinforcement of the secondary structure through host–guest interactions”, S. Samanta, D. Mallick, and R. K. Roy, Polymer Chemistry, 13, 3284 (2022).
2021
19. “Reversible stimuli-dependent aggregation-induced emission from a “nonfluorescent” amphiphilic PVDF graft copolymer”, M. Pakhira, D. P. Chatterjee, D. Mallick, R. Ghosh, and A. K. Nandi, Langmuir, 37, 4953 (2021).
2020
18. “External electric fields interrupt the concerted cope rearrangement of semibullvalene” C. J. Laconsay, D. Mallick, and S. Shaik, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 86, 731 (2020).
17. “Oriented (Local) Electric Fields Drive the Millionfold Enhancement of the H?Abstraction Catalysis Observed for Synthetic Metalloenzyme Analogues”, T. Stuyver, R. Ramanan, D. Mallick, and S. Shaik, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 7915 (2020).
16. “Biocatalytic Aza?Michael Addition of Aromatic Amines to Enone Using α?Amylase in Water”, S. Dutt, V. Goel, N. Garg, D. Choudhury, D. Mallick and V. Tyagi, Adv. Synth. Catal. 362, 858 (2020).
15. “TITAN: A Code for Modeling and Generating Electric Fields—Features and Applications to Enzymatic Reactivity”, T. Stuyver, J. Huang, D Mallick, D. Danovich, and S. Shaik, J. Comp. Chem., 41, 74 (2020).
Before Joining Presidency University
2018
14. “Kinetic Isotope Effect Determination Probes the Spin of the Transition State, Its Stereochemistry, and Its Ligand Sphere in Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of Oxoiron(IV) Complexes”, D. Mandal, D. Mallick and S. Shaik, Acc. Chem. Res. 51, 107 (2018).
2017
13. “Privileged Role of Thiolate as the Axial Ligand in Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions by Oxoiron(IV) Complexes in Shaping the Potential Energy Surface and Inducing Significant H Atom Tunneling”, J. E. M. N. Klein, D. Mandal, W. M. Ching, D. Mallick, L. Que, and S. Shaik, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 18705 (2017).
12. “Kinetic Isotope Effect Probes the Reactive-Spin State, as Well as the Geometric Feature and Constitution of the Transition State During H-Abstraction by Heme Compound II Complexes”, D. Mallick and S. Shaik, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 11451 (2017).
2016
11. “Computation Sheds Insight into Iron Porphyrin Carbenes’ Electronic Structure, Formation, and N-H Insertion Reactivity”, D. A. Sharon, D. Mallick, B. Wang and S. Shaik, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 9597 (2016).
10. “Theory Revealing Unusual Non-Rebound Mechanisms Responsible for the Distinct Reactivities of O?MnIV?O and [HO–MnIV–OH]2+ in C–H Bond Activation”, D. Mallick and S. Shaik, ACS Catal. 6, 2877 (2016).
2015
9. “Structural Variations in Aromatic 2pi-electron Three Membered Rings of the Main Group Elements”, D. Mallick and E. D. Jemmis, J. Chem Sci. 127, 183 (2015).
2012
8. “(Dimethylamino)borylene and Related Complexes of Electron-Rich Metal Fragments: Generation of Nucleophile-Resistant Cations by Spontaneous Halide Ejection”, D. A. Addy, N. Phillips, G. A. Pierce, D. Vidovic, T. Krämer, D. Mallick, E. D. Jemmis, G. Reid, and S. Aldridge, Organometallics, 31, 1092 (2012).
7. “Reactivity of Bispropargyl Sulfones under Basic Conditions: Interplay Between Garratt–Braverman and Schmittel/Myers–Saito Cyclization Pathway”, R. Mukherjee, S. Mondal, A. Basak, D. Mallick, and E. D. Jemmis, Chem. An Asian Journal, 7, 957 (2012).
2011
6. “Remarkable photocytotoxicity in hypoxic HeLa cells by a dipyridophenazine copper(II) Schiff base thiolate”, D. Lahiri, R. Majumdar, D. Mallick, T. K. Goswami, R. R. Dighe, A. R. Chakravarty, J. Inorg. Biochem. 105, 1086 (2011).
5. “Structure-Activity Relationship of Photocytotoxic Iron(III) Complexes of Modified Dipyridophenazine Ligands”, S. Saha, D. Mallick, R. Majumdar, M. Roy, R. R. Dighe, E. D. Jemmis, and A. R. Chakravarty, Inorg. Chem. 50, 2975 (2011).
4. “Selectivity in Garratt-Braverman Cyclization: An Experimental and Computational Study”, M. Maji, D. Mallick, S. Mondal, A. Anoop, S. S. Bag, A. Basak, and E. D. Jemmis, Org. Lett., 13, 888 (2011).
2010
3. “Generation of Cationic Two-Coordinate Group 13 Ligand Systems by Spontaneous Halide Ejection: Remarkably Nucleophilic Resistant (Dimethylamino) borylene Complexes”, D. A. Addy, G. A. Pierce, D. Vidovic, D. Mallick, Eluvathingal D. Jemmis, J. M. Goicoechea, and Simon Aldridge, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132, 4586 (2010).
2009
2. “Which one is preferred: Myers-Saito cyclization of ene-yne-allene or Garratt-Braverman cyclization of conjugated bisallenic sulfone? A theoretical and experimental study”, A. Basak, S. Das, D. Mallick, and E. D. Jemmis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 15695 (2009).
2008
1. “Structure and Bonding in Cyclic Isomers of B2AlHnm (n = 3-6, m = -2 to +1): A Comparative Study with B3Hnm, BAl2Hnm and Al3Hnm”, D. Mallick, P. Parameswaran, and E. D. Jemmis, J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 13080 (2008).
Book chapters
1. “Main Group Metal Clusters”, in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II, Eds-J. Reedijk, K. Poppelmeier, Vol. 9, Theory and Methods, Ed., Santiago Alvarez, D. Mallick and E. D. Jemmis, Page no. 833, Elsevier, 2013.
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